Head, Talent Acquisition, Malaysia

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious international bank is seeking a strategic recruitment leader for its operations in Malaysia. The role encompasses overall resourcing responsibilities, driving business talent agendas, and managing compliance with policies. Candidates should have extensive experience in recruitment and data analysis capabilities to inform hiring decisions. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working arrangements and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Core bank funding for retirement savings

Proactive wellbeing support

Flexible working options

Continuous learning culture

Inclusive organization

Qualifications

• 10+ Years Experience In Recruitment Gained In A Complex, Hiring Environment.
• Capable In Collecting And Analysing Data In Order To Shed Light On Trends And Make Recommendations.
• Able To Direct And Shape Dialogue With Key And Senior Business Leaders.

Responsibilities

• Overall country resourcing responsibilities in Malaysia.
• Drive business and functional people plans.
• Build and manage a high performing team.

Skills

Recruitment experience in complex environments

Data analysis skills

Influencing skills

Relationship building

Knowledge of employment laws

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Overall country resourcing responsibilities in Malaysia covering all levels of hiring and across all business entities. Ensuring high standards of execution and delivery to hiring stakeholders whilst ensuring compliance and adherence to defined standards and processes. Formulate resourcing strategy to attract and onboard talents into the Bank’s businesses and operations. Using data and metrics insights to help refine approach and tactics to meet hiring mandates.

Business

Drive business and functional people plans to deliver talent agenda to help the franchise achieve its business goals.

Processes

Ensure the resourcing processes, policies and standards are in compliance.

People & Talent

• Build and manage a high performing team, managing employee engagement, development, succession and retention day-to-day
• Drive and embed a strong performance and risk management culture through inspiring, motivating, and rigorous management discipline
• Drive the right team behaviours, including global collaboration and customer focus
• Set clear direction for the team and implement a robust tracking, reporting and escalation framework that includes clear metrics, KPI reporting and analysis, and formal reviews
• Run frequent commit calls to manage delivery progress (sourcing, selection, offers, hit rates etc) and resolve issues
• Analyse dashboards, metrics and reporting to track progress, identify issues etc
• Provide regular updates to key business and HR stakeholders, promptly escalating key issues
• Achieve strategic people requirements, ensuring the organisation structure and people programmes are appropriate for the delivery of plans and targets e.g. resources fully aligned to the coverage model, clear lines of control and delegations of authority in place
• Build the bench-strength of the team. Provide ongoing coaching and ensure the right development interventions are deployed, with all team members achieving the required certifications
• Build the country hub into a centre of operational excellence, setting the standards for others to follow, sharing best practice, knowledge and expertise

Risk Management

Ensure adherence to the Bank’s defined risk management frameworks.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct. Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

Country Management Team and EXCO Members plus all business and functional heads

Skills and Experience

• 10+ Years Experience In Recruitment Gained In A Complex, Hiring Environment
• Capable In Collecting And Analysing Data In Order To Shed Light On Trends And Make Recommendations.
• Able To Direct And Shape Dialogue With Key And Senior Business Leaders.
• Strong Influencing And Negotiating Skills
• Networking & Relationship Building
• Good Understanding Of In Country Employment And Recruiting Laws And Compliance Of These

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Develop & Implement long term hiring plans aligned with business objectives
• Collaborate with business leaders to forecast hiring needs and plan resources accordingly
• Track and analyze recruiting KPI's

About Standard Chartered

We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you\'re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

Recruitment Assessments

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